Inside Egypt: The Land of the Pharaohs on the Brink of a Revolution

By John R. Bradley

Categories: Politics & Social Sciences

Inside Egypt is a 2008 book by British journalist John R. Bradley. Bradley describes poverty, corruption, repression and religious tension under Hosni Mubarak and argues that Egypt was heading toward upheaval.

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• Fareed Zakaria: “My "Book of the Week" was published three years ago, but in a strikingly prescient way, foretold the January revolution here. It's called "Inside Egypt: The Land of the Pharaohs on the Brink of a Revolution." It was written by John R. Bradley, who also wrote a book about Saudi Arabia. The book was banned by the Mubarak regime. Do you need to know more? If you want to understand how Egypt got to this crossroads, read the book.”